The invention relates to a light-emitting apparatus. The light-emitting apparatus includes a heat-conducting/dissipating module and at least one semiconductor light-emitting module. The heat-conducting/dissipating module includes a substantially cylindrical heat-conducting device having at least one flat portion and at least one heat-dissipating fin mounted on the circumference of the heat-conducting device. The at least one semiconductor light-emitting module includes a carrier, a plurality of exterior electrodes, at least one semiconductor light-emitting die, and at least two conducting wires. The carrier is flatly mounted on the flat portion of the heat-conducting device. The plurality of exterior electrodes is disposed on the carrier. The at least one semiconductor light-emitting die is mounted on the carrier and respectively connected to the plurality of exterior electrodes. The at least two conducting wires are connected to a power source or a grounding by being electrically connected to the plurality of exterior electrodes.
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1. A light-emitting apparatus, comprising: a heat-conducting/dissipating module, comprising: a heat pipe having at least one flat portion and a circumference; and at least one heat-dissipating fin mounted on a circumference of the heat-conducting device; and at least one semiconductor light-emitting module, comprising: a carrier via a bottom thereof mounted flatly on the at least one flat portion of the heat pipe, the carrier comprising a plurality of first formed through holes; a plurality of exterior electrodes disposed on the carrier; at least one semiconductor light-emitting die mounted to the carrier; and at least two conducting wires electrically connected to the plurality of exterior electrodes; a holder, disposed below the carrier and mounted on the heat pipe, the plurality of first formed through holes of the carrier being utilized to screw the carrier to the holder, the holder accommodating part of the heat pipe and having a upper surface, the upper surface being coplanar with the flat portion of the heat pipe, such that the bottom surface of the carrier is mounted flatly on the flat portion of the heat pipe and the upper surface of the holder.
2. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is made from a polymeric material, a metal material, or a ceramic material.
3. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor light-emitting module further comprises: an optical module mounted on the carrier so as to focus the light emitted by the at least one semiconductor light-emitting die.
4. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the heat pipe is a cylindrical device, and the height of the cylindrical device exceeds twice the maximum width of the at least one flat portion.
5. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flat portion is located on one top end of the heat pipe.
6. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flat portion is located on the circumference of the heat pipe.
7. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor light-emitting die comprises at least one light-emitting diode die or at least one laser diode die.
8. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor light-emitting die comprises a blue light diode die.
9. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor light-emitting die comprises at least one red light diode die, at least one blue light diode die, and at least one green diode die.
10. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an embedding assembly mounted on the carrier, said light-emitting apparatus capable of being embedded in an object by use of the embedding assembly.
11. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the carrier has a plurality of second formed-through holes for hiding at least two conducting wires, each of the conducting wires is electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor light-emitting die and a corresponding exterior electrode, the exterior electrode is disposed within the carrier.
12. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the heat-conducting/dissipating module further comprises at least one heat-dissipating fin mounted on the circumference of the heat pipe, each of the at least one heat-dissipating fin has at least one formed-through hole through which the at least two conducting wires are electrically connected to a power source or a ground.
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